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WOOLAVINGTON, a parish in Midhurst district, Sussex; nominally 2½ miles SSW of Petworth r. station, but partly adjoining Midhurst, and comprising several portions at considerable distances from one another . It has a post-office, of the name of Lavington, under Petworth. Acres, 2,530. Real property, £2,177. Pop., 488. Houses, 87. Lavington House belongs to Bishop Wilberforce; and Beechwood house is the seat of Miss Noel. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £277.* Patron, Bishop Wilberforce. The church is good. Charities, £8.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | East Lavington Parish Midhurst Poor Law Union/Registration District Sussex Ancient County |
| Place names: | LAVINGTON | WOOLAVINGTON |
| Place: | East Lavington |
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